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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What secret does Bessie reveal about her mother's death in Chapter Six?
(a) She died due to smoke inhalation.
(b) She died due to suicide.
(c) She died due to severe burns.
(d) She died due to cancer.

2. In Chapter Nine, what room in the estate does Bessie recognize as their old bedroom?
(a) The arcade.
(b) The ballroom.
(c) The library.
(d) The gym.

3. According to the country doctor in Chapter Nine, which state might be responsible for the fire?
(a) Ketosis.
(b) Catabolism.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Anabolism.

4. According to Lillian in Chapter Six, doing what activity daily might help the twins?
(a) Painting.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Pilates.

5. When Lillian teaches the twins basketball in Chapter Seven, how does she feel?
(a) Like a hero in an action movie.
(b) Like a sidekick in a comedy.
(c) Like a victim in a horror movie.
(d) Like a coach in an inspirational movie.

6. What desire does Lillian feel immediately before the family dinner in Chapter Eight?
(a) The desire to go home.
(b) The desire to get pregnant.
(c) The desire to take the twins.
(d) The desire to go back to school.

7. When the twins disappear in Chapter Six, Lillian is reminded of what?
(a) Her dead-end job.
(b) Her ex-boyfriend.
(c) Her mother's apathy.
(d) Her expulsion from school.

8. According to Lillian in Chapter Six, what activity might help the twins keep from catching fire?
(a) Zen meditation.
(b) Calisthenics.
(c) Weight lifting.
(d) Long distance running.

9. How do the twins react to the chaos of the press conference in Chapter Ten?
(a) With sadness.
(b) With fear.
(c) With excitement.
(d) With joy.

10. At the start of Chapter Nine, how does Lillian describe the next three weeks?
(a) Like the world was spinning slower.
(b) Like the world was spinning sideways.
(c) Like the world was spinning awkwardly.
(d) Like the world was spinning faster.

11. What injury does Lillian incur while playing basketball Chapter Seven?
(a) She breaks her finger.
(b) She chips a tooth.
(c) She sprains her ankle.
(d) She takes an elbow to the eye.

12. What does Bessie tell Lillian about the fire in Chapter Nine?
(a) She never wants it to go away.
(b) She enjoys scaring people.
(c) It frightens her.
(d) She finds it peaceful.

13. Why does Lillian not want children of her own, as she reveals in Chapter Eight?
(a) Because she does not have the money.
(b) Because children frighten her.
(c) Because she would be bad at being a parent.
(d) Because her mother never showed her love.

14. Upon seeing Timothy watching the twins in Chapter Six, how does Lillian feel?
(a) Furious.
(b) Unnerved.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Lighthearted.

15. Whom does Lillian plan to research in Chapter Eight?
(a) Davy Crockett.
(b) James Bowie.
(c) Daniel Boone.
(d) Sam Houston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the clothing Carl will try to get for the twins in Chapter Six?

2. Upon seeing Timothy watching the twins in Chapter Six, how does Bessie react?

3. In Chapter Six, what does Timothy use to watch the twins from afar?

4. According to Bessie in Chapter Six, why did she and her brother run away?

5. When the twins disappear in Chapter Six, whom does Lillian first question?

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